Showing posts with label prospect park band shell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prospect park band shell. Show all posts

Monday, July 14, 2008

doing stuff

I hope some of you managed to make it out to last weeks events. Here is this weeks line up.
Hope to see you out.

Thursday, July 17
DJ Shadow &  Cut Chemist present 
The Hard Sell
Two amazing hip hop turntablists from the West coast come together
to preform their mixtape "The Hard Sell".  Cut Chemist, formally from 
Jurassic 5 and DJ Shadow who brought us the amazing score to "Dark 
Days", which as far as I am concerned is mandatory viewing (along with 
Scratch). Will turn the pool into a sweaty mix drink (Caparenia's anyone?) 
with their concoction of hip, hop, jazz, funk bossa nova and ambient sounds. 
McCarren Park Pool $35
(not free but it you sit on the swings in the park adjacent you can hear ok)


Friday, July 18
Deerhoof
The mercurial experimentalists Deerhoof,
“the most creative band in indie rock today,” (LA Weekly)
forge a distinctive sound out of sophisticated improvisation,
fierce dissonance, and weirdly catchy melodies.

7:30
Prospect Park Band Shell
FREE!!!!

Saturday, July 19
Siren Festival

STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS,
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE,
ISLANDS,
RA RA RIOT
, THE HELIO SEQUENCE,
BEACH HOUSE
, TIMES NEW VIKING,
JAGUAR LOVE
, THE DODOS, ANNUALS,
FILM SCHOOL
, PARTS & LABOR DRAGONS OF
ZYNTH, THESE ARE POWER.

Its the Siren Festival....yes its hot, its a little
overwhelming and the sound isn't great, but its
a classic summer music festival. If you aren't sure
what to do on Saturday - just go to Coney Island,
you will have fun.
http://siren.villagevoice.com/siren/schedule.php
From noon - 9
Coney Island @ Stillwell Ave.
FREE!!!!


Sunday, July 20
Santogold, Diplow & A - Track
If you are only going to go to one show this week
go to this one. If you don't know who Santogold
is you will by the end of the summer. This girl
is pure rock and roll and her video is sick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9JI0GXkARQ
This is going to be one of the best free evenings of the summer.
Musical pace-setters weave electro-pop,
hip hop, ghettotech, thrash, baile funk, and grime
to give a glimpse of where music is heading.
From 3- 7
Summer Stage Central Park
FREE!!!

3rd Annual Throggs Neck Skate Park
Skate Jam & Contest
Yes its the Bronx, its hot & their will be tons of kids, 
but it will also be an all around good time.  Who doesn't
like watching the newbies throwing down tricks
you would break your neck trying.  Plus their is 
always a chance to win something at the product toss
(Matt just scored a deck @ Sunday's Smith St contest)
DJ Scandels 2Tone will be providing the soundtrack
12-6; contest starts at 2
6 to Westchester Sq/ 40 or 42 bus to Harding Ave
get off at East Tremont Ave/ right on Lafayette
5blocks down is the skate park.

I hope to see some of you breakin it down at one of these events
Here is to a kick ass summer!














Thursday, July 10, 2008

Kulture Kalendar

Welcome to Nicole's Kulture Kalendar.  I have taken it upon my self to organize some fun stuff for the summer.  Most summers go by and you wonder..."what did I do, how is it already September?".  We have so many options of what to do, and so many places to find that information that we get overloaded and forget what we wanted to do, or simply are too exhausted to look up what there is to do.  We will not let that happen this summer.  These are some things to do over the next few day's.  Hope to see you at some of them!

Thursday July 10
"The Harder they Come"
classic reggae film with an Amazing sountrack 
this is summer at its finest.  Expect dancing on the lawn.
From 7-10 pm
Central Park Summer Stage
FREE!!!!!

Friday, July 11
Brazilian Girls
No not Giselle or Adrianna- but just as seductive.  Brazillian Girls will
get you dancing with their jazz infused trip- hop electro sounds, laced with
German, Spanish and French lyrics.  Bring a pitcher of Sangria, or Mojito's in 
your travel mugs!!!
7pm
Prospect Park Band Shell
FREE!!!!

Saturday, July 12
Beth Orton
British Singer- Songwriter with an amazing heart-achy voice that gives 
weight to her folk tunes.  
7:30 
Prospect Park Band Shell
FREE!!!

Sunday, July 13
Bastille Day Celebration
This neighborhood known for its great restaurants and cute boutiques has been celebrating
Fete Nationale annually now and the celebration is complete with a Petenque Court (Boule for some of you)
 French street food, and a New Orleans style Jazz band.  Let the Revolution begin!
1pm-8pm
Smith St,  btwn Pacific & Bergen
Brooklyn
F to Bergen St.
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DO SOMETHING THIS SUMMER!